Re: xsane as root

From: Oliver Rauch (oliver.rauch@Wolfsburg.DE)
Date: Thu Feb 24 2000 - 16:22:42 PST

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Bill Wohler wrote:

> Oliver Rauch <oliver.rauch@Wolfsburg.DE> writes:
> > Can you give me one good reason why xsane should be run as root?
>
> Because the Linux owner has not created any other users. Many have
> absolutely no need to do so.

Oh, then I think it is time to give them a reason! ;-)

In fact there are lots of reasons not to run everything as root.
You loose a lot of advantages/safety when you do everything as root.
Then you can use windows too.

Bye
Oliver

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